SHORTLIST 2025

Founded in 2017, The Tank Storage Awards are committed to recognising terminal achievement, providing a source of inspiration and connecting the global Tank Storage community through our annual award ceremony.

After receiving over 200 entries from across the globe, this year's International Jury has shortlisted over 80 entries who are now in the running to get their hands on a trophy.

Good luck to all the shortlisted nominees!

2023 TANK STORAGE AWARDS SHORTLIST

Founded in 2017, The Tank Storage Awards are committed to recognising terminal achievement, providing a source of inspiration and connecting the global Tank Storage community through our annual award ceremony.

After receiving over 200 entries from across the globe, this year's International Jury has shortlisted over 80 entries who are now in the running to get their hands on a trophy. 

Port & Terminal and Individual categories are now open for public vote! These categories will be judged 50% by our esteemed judging panel and 50% by the industry.

TECHNOLOGY

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Emerging Technology


The Emerging Technology Award is given to a cutting-edge technology that allows forward-thinking storage terminals to keep pace with a rapidly changing working environment


CLIIN Robotics

CLIIN Tank Cleaning Robot

Gizil GmbH

Virtual Plant (VP)

Nobleo Technology

Crawler Localization Solution

ScoutDI

Scout 137 Drone System and Scout Portal

Square Robot

Robotic internal in-service inspection

TWTG

SolidRed

Voliro

Voliro T

iSensPro NV

iSens-SDS ATEX moisture and CUI-sensor

6
Environmental Performance


This award goes to the product or technology that serves to protect the environment and/or reduce emissions at the terminal.


Aquacycl

BioElectrochemical Treatment Technology

Cadabco ltd

Ganvac modular gasolone vapor recovery unit

CIRCOR

Houttuin Energy Recovery Control Valve

CLIIN Robotics

CLIIN Tank Cleaning Robot

Qualitech Engineering LTD

Special vacuum breaker seal

TECAM

Integrated technology solution: Electric RTO + VRU for gas venting emissions treatment and hydrocarbon recovery at tank terminals.

10
Innovative Technology


The winner of this award will go to a technology/product or service that is revolutionising the tank terminal industry.


Aquacycl

BioElectrochemical Treatment Technology

ASIS AUTOMATION

CalibeX®

CLIIN Robotics

CLIIN Tank Cleaning Robot

Gizil GmbH

Virtual Plant (VP)

Imbibitive Technologies Corporation

Imbiber Beads Drain Protection Systems

LONGEVIT CONSULTING

CLEAN FUEL - INLINE MONITORING

Nordweld Sp. z o.o.

Nordweld Tank Building System

ScoutDI

Scout 137 Drone System and Scout Portal

TWTG

SolidRed

Varec, a Leidos company

FuelsManager Software
5
Safety Technology


This product, technology or service adds an additional layer of safety to the terminal and reduces risk to employees and the surrounding area.


CLIIN Robotics

CLIIN Tank Cleaning Robot

Emerson

The Rosemount Tank Gauging System

Hawk Measurement (HAWK)

CGR Power over Ethernet (PoE) Level Transmitter

Real Safety

Real Safety Anti-Slip

ScoutDI

Scout 137 Drone System and Scout Portal
5
Terminal Optimisation


This award goes to the software, service, or model that succeeds in optimising, streamlining, or improving the storage terminal.


BPGIC (Brooge Petroleum And Gas Investment Co.)

1. ONLINE VLAVE LEAK DETECTION, 2. SAMMI LINE BLIND, 3. POWER MANAGEMNT SYSTEM (PMS).

Diamond Key International

Omega Digitz

Insights-Global

Vessel Clearing Tool

Smartflow

SaaS Solution for Digital Inspections & Checks

Supplai Gate and rail entry OCR

Supplai's technology optimising Advario Stolthaven Antwerp terminal

PORT & TERMINAL

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Port of the Future


This award goes to the port or technology that is working hard to prepare for the energy transition, introduce digital initiatives and improve overall port customer service & efficiency.

This award will be decided by votes from the industry as well as input from the Terminal & Port Award Judging Panel.

North Sea Port, Netherlands & Belgium

Port of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Port of Antwerp-Bruges, Belgium

Port of Sines, Portugal

Port of Tampa Bay, USA

Port of Tarragona, Spain

6
Safety Excellence


The winner of this award will be able to demonstrate an impeccable safety record and will follow best practices to protect the safety of its employees. 

This award will be decided by votes from the industry as well as input from the Terminal & Port Award Judging Panel

GPS Chemoil (Part of HG Storage International Ltd.), UAE

Indian Oiltanking Limited, India

ITC Rubis Terminal Antwerp, Belgium

Odfjell Terminals Korea (OTK), South Korea

Odjfell Terminals, Chile

Oiltanking MOGS, South Africa

10
Terminal Innovation


The winner of this category will be the terminal that dares to try new technologies and implement best practices to ensure efficient operations and the best customer service.

This award will be decided by votes from the industry as well as input from the Terminal & Port Award Judging Panel.


AGEO Terminals, Brazil

Advario Stolthaven Antwerp, Belgium

Aquachemie Terminal, UAE

BPGIC (Brooge Petroleum And Gas Investment Co.), UAE

Koole Tank Storage Botlek, The Netherlands

ORLEN Unipetrol RPA, Czech Republic

Petrolina Vassilikos Terminal, Cyprus

RUBIS TERMINAL TEPSA BILBAO, Spain

TanQuid Duisburg Terminal, Germany

Vesta Terminal, Belgium

8
Terminal of the Future


This terminal is demonstrating its dedication to preparing for the energy transition and/or working towards reaching net zero. It is flexible to adapt to changing market conditions and has a real focus on sustainability. 

This award will be decided by votes from the industry as well as input from the Terminal Award Judging Panel.


ACE Terminal Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Advario B.V, The Netherlands

Euro Tank Terminal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Exolum I. Torrejón, Spain

Poliport, Turkey

Stanlow Terminals, UK

Stolthaven Santos, Brazil

UM Terminals, UK

INDIVIDUAL

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Excellence through diversity

This award honours a company or individual who is demonstrating their outstanding commitment to promoting and advancing diversity within the tank storage sector.

Emerson

Pallavi Kanhere, CCO, Assai Software Services B.V.

Vopak WeConnect Foundation

10
Outstanding Achievement Award


This award goes to an individual who has gone above and beyond to ensure the success of a company.


Erik Kleine, General Manager, LBC Tank Terminals

Erik Vautrin, Terminal Manager, Alkion Terminals

Gino Verhoene, Group Manager, Maaskade Belgium

Helena Hjortberg, Manager Solutions for Rosemount Tank Gauging, Emerson

Javier Blanco, COO, Mecanicas Bolea

Jonathan Burns, Managing Director, MISTRAS

Karteek Rao, Commercial Manager, Advario

Nicholas Gohl, CFO, HG Storage

Nunzia Florio, Communications Specialist, Tank Storage Association

Patrick Kulsen, Managing Director, Insights Global

10
Rising Star Award


This award goes to the person who is already paramount to the success of their company and who has the potential to become a key contributor to the future development of the tank storage industry.

Amy McKeown, Business Development Manager, Re-Gen Robotics

Christoffer Stoemberg, Project Engineer, St1

Guy Curtis, General Manager, EWFM

Hidde van der Wal, Account Manager, Kenbri Firefighting

Jelle Swanenberg, COO, Smartflow

Jonathan Parker, Business Development Manager, Fort Vale

Martyn Bazem, North West Technology Lead, Exolum

Marvin Lehel, Business Accelerator, Siemens

Matt Wilson, Head of New Energy Markets, Navigator Terminals

Nick Kiran, Account Executive, Siemens

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Ammonia Infrastructure Project of the Year


This award goes to a facility that has introduced significant infrastructure to support ammonia in the last 12 months. Safety, ESG and innovation will be considered by the judging panel, as well as overall capacity to support the energy transition.

LBC Tank Terminals, Vlissingen

Mabanaft

OCI Beaumont

VTTI

Vopak Exolum Houston

5
Best Overall Logistics Provider

This award goes to an energy infrastructure partner that is supporting its clients across the value chain. 

This award will be decided by votes from the industry as well as input from the Tank Storage Awards judging panel.

Exolum & Adif

LyondellBasell

PT TERMINAL NILAM UTARA

SPSE

Varo Energy

5
Customer Service Award

This award goes to the facility or supplier offering the most efficient operations and best customer service. 

This award will be decided by votes from the industry as well as input from the Tank Storage Awards judging panel.

Cool Sorption A/S

ETS Degassing

Ferrous Protection Ltd

LBC Tank Terminals

UM Terminals

7
Digital Transformation Solution


This award goes to the software, service, or model that succeeds in optimising, streamlining, or improving the storage terminal, bringing it into the 21st century.

Cloud TAS (CTAS), Diamond Key International Group

LBC's Connected Partner Model, LBC Tank Terminals

Learning Model, QADworks

Shared Reality, Samp

Smartflow Digital ISGOTT, Smartflow

Tank Terminal Management System, ToolKitX GmbH

UAB-Online, UAB-Online

6
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Scheme

This award goes to a company that is demonstrating a commitment to DEI in the workplace. Considerations will include gender inclusivity, LGBT and minority ethnic involvement. 

Advario

BP

Baker Hughes

Cogent Skills

Honeywell

Vopak

7
Drones & Robotics Solution


This award goes to the robotics solution that is improving efficiency and safety at the terminal.


CLIIN Robotics ApS

Energy Robotics

Gerotto Federico Srl

Intero Integrity Services bv

ROSEN

Square Robot

Vertidrive

9
Emerging Technology


The Emerging Technology Award is given to a cutting-edge technology that allows forward-thinking storage terminals to keep pace with a rapidly changing working environment.


Advario, Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFB)

Diamond Key International Group, Cloud TAS (CTAS)

Diamond Key International Group, Omega Digitz Terminal HSE Digitalization

ETS Group, Mobile vapor combustion units and air purification systems

Mesa ETP, FlexCore™

Samp, Shared Reality

Square Robot Inc., SR-1& SR-3: Autonomous Submersible Tank Inspection Robots

Terra Mater, SAF

Texplor Group, Multi-Sensor Monitoring System

7
Environmental Performance


This award goes to the product or technology that serves to protect the environment, increase sustainability and/or reduce emissions at the terminal.


Aereon, Aereon VRU

Cool Sorption A/S, Vapour Recovery

ETS Degassing, Mobile vapor combustion units

Industrial & Environmental Concepts (IEC), Floating Insulated Tank Cover

LEAKWISE (Agar Environmental Ltd.), Leakwise Ethanol in Water Sensor ID-223 ET

Mesa ETP, FlexCore™

SDT Ultrasound Solutions, CRY8120 Series

8
Excellence in Health and Safety


The winner of this award will be able to demonstrate an impeccable safety record and will follow best practices to protect the safety of its employees.

AGEO TERMINALS

Axfaltec (Part of Aquarius Energy organisation)

Corporate Wide Buckeye Partners

Flow Petroleum

Stolthaven Terminals Houston

Vopak Deer Park Terminal USA

Vopak Terminal Eemshaven

VTTI Malaysia – ATT Tanjung Bin

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Industry Game-Changer


The winner of this award will go to an innovative technology, product or service that is revolutionising the tank terminal industry by making it more efficient.


Aereon, CEB Certified Ultra-Low Emission Burner

Assentech Sales Limited, Vent-Less Test Bench

Buckeye Partners, L.P., Patent for Hydrocarbon Transport at Marine Terminals

Gordium B.V., Gordium®, AI-powered process hazard assessment software for tank terminals

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, FRESH ( Floating Renewable Energy Solution with Hydrogen and Ammonia)

ROSEN Group, Tank Bottom Inspection Service (TBIT Ultra) using high-resolution MFL sensors in combination with automated feature detection and sizing

SDT Ultrasound Solutions, SDT340 TankTest

Samp, Shared Reality

Square Robot Inc., SR-1& SR-3: Autonomous Submersible Tank Inspection Robots

TEC Container Solutions, TEC Bitutainer Storage Facility

TankTerminalTraining, Functionality Algorithm - VanCampen's General Law of Functionality

UAB-Online, UAB-Online

iSensPro, iSensPro inspection & monitoring tool

6
Outstanding Achievement Award


This award goes to an individual who has gone above and beyond to ensure the success of a company and the industry as a whole.


Alfred de Jong, Manager Bulk Marine, Terminals, Rail & Truck, LyondellBasell

Greg Emmenis, Publisher, Storage Terminals Magazine

Oliver Stanelle, Vice President Engineering, Advario

Rob Powell, Vice President of Crosby Liquid Bulk Terminal, Crosby Foods

Robert Wilke, North American Marketing Manager, AkzoNobel (International Paint)

Stephanie Nolan, VP Sales & Marketing, Square Robot

6
Rising Star Award


This award goes to the person who is already paramount to the success of their company and who has the potential to become a key contributor to the future development of the tank storage industry.

Akansha Gupta, Functional Safety Manager, Emerson - Sweden

Dominic Marshall, Managing Director, Ferrous Protection Ltd

Kelvin Ling, Director Strategic Accounts & Partnerships (Commercial), Advario

Lars van Wageningen, Research and Consultancy Manager, INSIGHTS GLOBAL

Mihnea Popa, Business Developer, Smartflow

Rikard Prytz, Business Development Manager, Emerson

6
Safety Technology


This product, technology or service adds an additional layer of safety to the terminal and reduces risk to employees and the surrounding area.


CLIIN Robotics ApS, Tank Cleaning Robot (TCR) - ATEX Version

Diamond Key International Group, Omega Digitz Terminal HSE Digitalization

ROSEN Group, Tank Bottom Inspection Service (TBIT Ultra) using high-resolution MFL sensors in combination with automated feature detection and sizing

Square Robot Inc., SR-1& SR-3: Autonomous Submersible Tank Inspection Robots

Wolters Kluwer, Enablon

Zuva Petroleum (Pvt) Ltd (part of Aquarius Energy organisation), Electronic Tier 1 Self Verification Assessment

5
Terminal of the Future


This terminal is demonstrating its dedication to preparing for the energy transition and/or working towards reaching net zero. It is flexible to adapt to changing market conditions and has a real focus on innovation.

e-Fuels Rotterdam

GAS Entec & AG&P

Immingham (Exolum)

LBC Tank Terminals Rotterdam

VTTI Malaysia – ATT Tanjung Bin

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"Getting this award is something to be proud of. It's great recognition for the large team making this terminal transformation possible." 

Andres Suarez, EVP, Exolum